Marriage + Relationships

If you have read any books or articles on being a mother, one thing usually comes up at some point...you need a tribe. Becoming a parent is hard, unpredictable, and chaotic. Having a group of other moms who know...

Welcome to Jenna's Advice Column! Are you going through a rough patch with your partner? Do you have a dilemma at work that's keeping you up at night? Are you in a fight with your best friend? Share your...

"What does your husband do for a living?" This question always gets me. When people hear I go on vacations or if I do something awesome, I sometimes get this question. What does he do? As if, he is the one...

I started dating again when I moved to Charleston. Friendship dating. 43 years young. Married. Smokes only meats. Enjoys long walks on the beach, wine, and witty banter. Seeking friends who don’t need their food cut up. Baseline. Just kidding. Must also wipe themselves. When I...

My husband and I recently celebrated our 18th wedding anniversary. To me, this didn’t seem like a big number, when you know of couples celebrating 30 and 40 and 50 years. But when you consider that almost half of...

Welcome to Jenna's Advice Column! Are you going through a rough patch with your partner? Do you have a dilemma at work that's keeping you up at night? Are you in a fight with your best friend? Share your...

Do you remember the first time you cried at a movie? I’ll never forget recently seeing my toddler become hysterical while watching, The Lion King. He looked at me with disbelief in his teary eyes. "Simba's dad died!?" He couldn't believe it and didn't understand...

Now that I’ve come through on the other side of divorce, not once, but twice, I thought it might be time to share with other moms what to expect when facing a divorce in South Carolina. Divorce is a roller...

Making friends as an adult can be hard. Making friends as a mom can be even harder. But the most difficult thing of all is developing deep friendships. I don't just mean friends you have had all of your life...

Last month, my husband and I celebrated five years in marriage. Some may say we're still babies in the game and that we have a long way to go. But for me, I feel five years is certainly a...